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mmWave software development kit (SDK) for AWR2944 and AM2732

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The mmWave microcontroller (MCU) plus software development kit (SDK) is a collection of software packages that enable application evaluation and development on TI mmWave sensors. This tool includes the MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK and companion packages to support your design needs.

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK is a unified software platform for the mmWave sensing portfolio, providing easy setup and fast out-of-the-box access to evaluation and development. MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK is the second-generation foundational software package required for customer application development and includes building blocks, demonstrations and examples.

Demonstration applications for automotive include those tailored to front long-range radar, ultra-short-range radar, in-cabin occupant sensing and more.

Features
  • Building blocks
    • Full driver availability (integrated MCU_PLUS_SDK driver packages)
    • Layered approach to programming analog front end (AFE)
    • Catalog of mmWave algorithms optimized for C66x digital signal processors (DSPs)
  • FreeRTOS™ and no-RTOS support on Arm® Cortex®-R5F processor
  • FreeRTOS and no-RTOS support on C66x DSP
  • Demonstrations and examples
    • FreeRTOS-based demos
    • Out-of-box demo with easy configurability via TI cloud-based GUI
    • Representation of "point cloud" and benchmarking data from demo via GUI
    • Profiles tuned to common end-user scenarios, such as range, range resolution, velocity and velocity resolution
  • Tools
    • Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE) (CCSTUDIO)
    • Sysconfig for the system code generation
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Software development kit (SDK)

MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2732 — Dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F based MCU with C66x DSP, ethernet and security up to 400 MHz AM2732-Q1 — Automotive dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F MCU up to 400 MHz with C66x DSP, Ethernet, safety, security
Hardware development
AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC
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MMWAVE-MCUPLUS-SDK — mmWave SDK for AWR2944 and AM2732

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Version: 04.04.01.02
Release date: 12 Jul 2023
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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_04_04_01_02-Windows-x86-Install.exe  — 519255 K

MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK Windows Installer

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_04_04_01_02-Linux-x86-Install.bin  — 508196 K

MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK Linux Installer

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mmWave Demo Visualizer  — 0 K

TI Gallery APP for configuring mmWave sensors and visualizing the point cloud objects by SDK demo.
Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar
Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2732 — Dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F based MCU with C66x DSP, ethernet and security up to 400 MHz AM2732-Q1 — Automotive dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F MCU up to 400 MHz with C66x DSP, Ethernet, safety, security
Hardware development
AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

Documentation

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_release_notes.pdf

Release Notes for MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_user_guide.pdf

User Guide for MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

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mmwave_mcuplus_sdk_software_manifest.html

Software Manifest of Components inside MMWAVE_MCUPLUS_SDK

Release Information

The MMWAVE MCUPLUS SDK enables the development of 2nd generation millimeter wave (mmWave) radar applications using TI mmWave sensors (see list of supported Platform / Devices).The SDK provides foundational components which will facilitate end users to focus on their applications.

What's new

  • Support for secure boot in MCU PLUS SDK (AWR294X HS-SE device only)
  • DPL update to enable ICFG registers configuration in RTOS user mode
  • Mailbox hardware workaround implementation
  • GPADC Driver: Improved digital temp sensor accuracy
  • SBL_QSPI fix to support HS-SE device
  • Fixed TDM Advance Frame configuration
  • Doppler DDMA DPU update to configure interrupt for EDMA configuration
  • WDT Driver: Updated clock source configurability in SYSCONFIG

Additional resources you might need

Online training

RADAR-ACADEMY — mmWave Radar Academy

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor evaluation module IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU evaluation module IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor evaluation module IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for integrated antenna-on-package (AoP) intelligent mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave sensor standard antenna plug-in module IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave overhead detection sensor (ODS) antenna plug-in module IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor
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RADAR-ACADEMY — mmWave Radar Academy

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Version: 1.00.00.16
Release date: 05 Jul 2023
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Products
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor evaluation module IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU evaluation module IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor evaluation module IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for integrated antenna-on-package (AoP) intelligent mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave sensor standard antenna plug-in module IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave overhead detection sensor (ODS) antenna plug-in module IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor

Release Information

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Support software

RADAR-TOOLBOX — Radar evaluation and development support package with example projects, documentation and tools

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2944 — Automotive second-generation, 76-GHz to 81-GHz, high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive second-generation, 76-GHz to 81-GHz, high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor evaluation module IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU evaluation module IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor evaluation module IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for integrated antenna-on-package (AoP) intelligent mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave sensor standard antenna plug-in module IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave overhead detection sensor (ODS) antenna plug-in module IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor
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RADAR-TOOLBOX — Radar evaluation and development support package with example projects, documentation and tools

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Latest version
Version: 1.20.00.11
Release date: 31 Jul 2023
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Products
Industrial mmWave radar sensors
IWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU IWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator IWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator IWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability IWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz intelligent mmWave sensor with integrated antenna on package (AoP) IWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz industrial mmWave radar sensor
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR1243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC AWR1443 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and hardware accelerator AWR1642 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP and MCU AWR1843 — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR1843AOP — Single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWR2243 — 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive second-generation high-performance MMIC AWR2944 — Automotive second-generation, 76-GHz to 81-GHz, high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar AWR6443 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843 — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating DSP, MCU and radar accelerator AWR6843AOP — Single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor integrating antenna on package, DSP and MCU AWRL6432 — Single-chip low-power 57-GHz to 64-GHz automotive mmWave radar sensor
Hardware development
AWR1243BOOST — AWR1243 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR1443BOOST — AWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST — AWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR1642BOOST-ODS — AWR1642 obstacle detection sensor with wide field-of-view (FOV) antenna evaluation module AWR1843AOPEVM — AWR1843AOP evaluation module for single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor AWR1843BOOST — AWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz automotive radar sensor evaluation module AWR2243BOOST — AWR2243 second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance automotive MMIC evaluation module AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive second-generation, 76-GHz to 81-GHz, high-performance SoC AWR6843AOPEVM — AWR6843AOP evaluation module for single-chip, 60-GHz to 64-GHz, automotive radar sensor with AoP AWR6843ISK — AWR6843 single-chip 60-GHz to 64-GHz automotive radar sensor antenna plug-in module AWRL6432BOOST — AWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor IWR1443BOOST — IWR1443 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor evaluation module IWR1642BOOST — IWR1642 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz mmWave sensor integrating DSP and MCU evaluation module IWR1843BOOST — IWR1843 single-chip 76-GHz to 81-GHz industrial radar sensor evaluation module IWR6843AOPEVM — IWR6843AOP evaluation module for integrated antenna-on-package (AoP) intelligent mmWave sensor IWR6843ISK — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave sensor standard antenna plug-in module IWR6843ISK-ODS — IWR6843 intelligent mmWave overhead detection sensor (ODS) antenna plug-in module IWR6843LEVM — IWR6843 evaluation module for 60-GHz, single-chip, mmWave radar sensor IWRL6432BOOST — IWRL6432BOOST BoosterPack™ plug-in module for single-chip low-power mmWave radar sensor

Release Information

See attached release notes

Supported products & hardware

Arm Cortex-R MCUs
AM2732 — Dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F based MCU with C66x DSP, ethernet and security up to 400 MHz AM2732-Q1 — Automotive dual-core Arm® Cortex-R5F MCU up to 400 MHz with C66x DSP, Ethernet, safety, security
Automotive mmWave radar sensors
AWR2944 — Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar
Evaluation board
AWR2944EVM — AWR2944 evaluation module for automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC

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Reference designs

REFERENCE DESIGN
TIDEP-01027 — High-end corner radar reference design

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